FIFA's Law 7 allows game officials to suspend a soccer match because of excessive spectator interference.
Such as thousands of stadium fans constantly blowing tuneless trumpets, creating a 127-decibel din that frequently prevents players from communicating or hearing the referee's whistle.
But cultural correctness prevails in South Africa, where the 2010 World Cup is being hosted.
FIFA, the governing body for soccer, refuses to ban vuvuzelas from the tournament involving the world's 32 best national teams because the plastic horns are a South African tradition.
Likened to the incessant sound of a gigantic agitated hornets' nest, the ambient noise forces broadcasters to employ special filters to allow unfettered commentary for their billions of viewers and listeners.
Meanwhile, stadium yahoos concentrate more on creating mindless noise than watching what's happening on the pitch.
Red-card the damn horns, FIFA. (20 JUNE 2010)
